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Great for beginner aquarists, tetras are attractive, hardy fish that come in a variety of colorations and patterns. Tetras are an active, peaceful, schooling fish that mix well with other community fish. They prefer to swim in schools of five or more. Tetras can share their aquarium with other community danios, rasboras, catfish and less aggressive barbs and gouramis.

Instead of plants, tetras eat aquatic crustaceans, worms and aquatic insect larvae. Vary their diet by including frozen or freeze-dried bloodworms, tubifex worms and other small worms, mosquito larvae and daphnia. You will see your tetras swimming in the middle of your aquarium. To create a beautiful environment, be sure to add some top and bottom swimmers as well. Ask a PetSmart associate to help you choose.

HabitatColumbia: Moderately decorated with live plants, rocks and driftwood.

Additional CommentsSome Bleeding Heart can grow long flowing fins. This has nothing to do with the gender of the fish.

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Not very peaceful fish...
I purchased a school of these for my 15 gallon community tank and they are definitely fin nippers. They just attack any fish that isn't one of them--without being provoked! I went to exchange them for different fish the very next day because I bought them near closing and I ended up stuck with them because I didn't have my original receipt. So now they're on their own in another tank and they fin nip each other! I can't believe they're not classified as semi-aggressive fish at PetsMart! They look nice but are not nice at all.
July 14, 2013

excellent!!
These fish are great to watch and they are very well behaved around my other fish.
February 10, 2013

great fish to have
This fish is beautiful and does well with other fish. I have 2 alege eaters a bala shark and 2 ghost shrimp. They try to school with the bala and is quite funny to watch.
January 23, 2013

1 mean & 1 nice
I have two Bleeding Heart Tetras the big one won't eat the bloodworms nor flakes and its always chasing the other fish. The other one is nice and gets alone with the others and it will eat the worms.
January 12, 2013